North Korea Vows Not To Rule Out a New Nuclear Test

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea vowed not to rule out a new form of nuclear test Sunday after the UN Security Council condemned its latest ballistic missile launch amid simmering tensions over Seouls joint military drills with Washington. Pyongyang has carried out a series of rocket and short-range missile launches in recent weeks which have prompted stern reactions from South Korea and the United States. On Wednesday it upped the ante by test-firing two mid-range ballistic missiles capable of striking Japan, sparking condemnation from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). (We) would not rule out a new form of a nuclear test for bolstering up (our) nuclear deterrence, Pyongyangs foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the Norths state-run KCNA news agency. The UNSC said the Norths missile launch Wednesday was a violation of UN resolutions barring Pyo...